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Well, maybe for 1951 before innovation and thinking outside the box was quashed. I always wondered about those land boats and those tiny post-war garages. 5th Wheel Driving On A 1951 Cadillac - YouTube

Log In - The New York Times "A New York Times analysis of consumer complaints submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that since February 2003 it received an average of two complaints a month about potentially dangerous shutdowns, but it repeatedly responded that...

I got my MS back in June 2013 and I haven't been to a gas station yet, that's almost 10 months! This obviously is for all the times I have spent not in my car but in others including wife's ICE and company cars. When were you last at a gas station? Who has the longest record?

I was perusing the FerrariChat forum and came across this thread about a guy who bought a Model S and then began to neglect his beloved Ferrari in favor of the Model S, so he decided to sell it and invest the money into TSLA. I thought this was pretty cool, and probably not an uncommon response...

@verge: Apple's iOS in the car said to be launching in cars from Ferrari and others next week Apple said to be launching next week with cars from Ferrari, others | The Verge Seems likely that this is one of the subjects that would have been discussed during Apple/Tesla recent meeting. Much more...

So you work for Toyota or GM or any of the other car makers and you have free reign to enhance your ICE car. But senior mgmt. has dictated a BEV is not an option. What would you prioritize and how long would it take? Most are pretty obvious so I wonder how long before we see the following...

Porsche recalls all 911 GT3 cars made this year amid fire probe - Reuters Lets see how the media reports on 'these' fires.

Posted on Feb 18, 2014 The Toyota FJ Cruiser is an SUV that is loved for its retro styling and off-road capability. Unfortunately, with five reported fires, a recall has been carried out to fix a faulty fuel tube that could overheat, melt and set off a gas leak, on vehicles factory fitted...

I use the word competition here loosely, but a similarly sized and styled high-end crossover has these characteristics: "…a wet, multi-clutch transfer case mounts to the rear of the eight-speed automatic transmission. This is a unique application, as most AWD systems use a viscous coupling unit...

GM recalling 778K vehicles to replace ignition switches after fatal crashes | The Detroit News One interesting note from the article: "GM said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration never investigated the issue. The automaker learned of it through field reports."

I was thinking about this the other day and meant to post about it, but I've been lazy and/or distracted. Rather than wait for time to post it eloquently, I'll just ramble a bit. Bear with me. Hopefully folks can focus on the intent rather than get distracted by poor choices of words, etc...

I'm thinking of driving cross country this year but I want to fly home and have car put on a semi that specializes in car transport. TIA

DailyTech - NHTSA Will Require Vehicle to Vehicle Communications in All New Cars, Trucks

US to push for mandatory car-to-car wireless communications | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Anyone heard of Global NCAP? - - - Updated - - - They apparently smashed an Indian Tata Nano if anyone’s interested in seeing what zero stars looks like…

Or do you know people who are thinking about seeking employment at Qatar Airways? Then, IMO, you should take a look at the following: More here: ITF lobbies for ICAO action on Qatar/UAE rights abuses | International Transport Workers' Federation: Press area And this is corroborated by the...

Tech Rides Are Focus of Hostility in Bay Area A little disconcerting given that my wife rides one of these from the Peninsula to San Francisco and back every day. There's definitely this distinct sense of unease brewing here in the Bay Area with the widening income gaps particularly between...

Story "Her father hit a cable barrier on U-S 169, north of I-694 during snowy morning commute Thursday. The spinning tires erupted in flames, and then ignited leaking fuel. Maple Grove fire crews were still in route when Maple Grove Police Officer Jesse Mathwig arrived at the scene." This was...

Toyota halts sale of key models over fire risk Let's see the media frenzy on this like there would be if it were Tesla.....NOT

Fiat said the combined group would have a primary stock market listing on the more liquid New York Stock Exchange and a secondary one in Milan. "The choice of the Netherlands and the U.K. could allow the group to have better taxation both on dividends and capital gains," said Monica Bosio, an...

"The new engine will achieve thermal efficiency rates above 40 percent, compared with a maximum of 38.5 percent in the current Prius" "When we look at the next-generation Prius, we will have a new type of hybrid system. We will make it even smaller, lighter and less expensive" "We aim to use...

DETROIT -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra said today that she plans "no right or left turns" from the path laid out by her predecessor, and expects to accelerate the company's turnaround in part through better integration of its regional operations around the globe. Read more...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/us-autoshow-detroit-ford-idUSBREA0C0YE20140113 "The new F-150's body is 95 percent made of a military grade aluminum alloy used in Humvees and weighs up to 700 pounds less than the outgoing model."

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Ford Motor is putting the F-150 pickup's 37-year winning streak on the line in 2014, with an expected radical shift to aluminum. The new F-150 is expected to use 600 pounds of aluminum, replacing about 1,000 pounds of steel, according to industry consultant Ducker Worldwide...

Behind closed doors at Mercedes-Benz's tech-filled Silicon Valley R&D facility | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews Mercedes-Benz star - Touring the Mercedes-Benz Sunnyvale R&D center (pictures) - CNET Reviews

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/12/15/electronic-envelopes-may-wipe-out-windshield-wipers/ Speculation is on some form of ultrasonics - which your dog may not like. At low vehicle speeds the phase is adjusted so that water moves down the screen assisted by its weight. At...

As the first female CEO at one of the Big Three, I hope she brings a fresh perspective to the job and takes a serious look at electrification of the GM fleet too: BBC News - General Motors names Mary Barra as new boss Dan Akerson to Retire as GM CEO in January 2014

Continuing its mission to insert as many systems as possible into one vehicle.... http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/environmental_technology/technology_file/fuel_cell_hybrid.html Apparently due to launch in Japan in "around 2015" http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/12/09/0924.html They...

Single car accident. Burst into flames.

At least the battery pack prevents it from entering... Dangerous Trailers.org Presents Road Debris Impales Car The NTSB does not care! - YouTube

Suggestion is to park out side to prevent your house from burning down!! http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/06/28/honda-fit-fire-risk-recall-power-window/2474023/

The 2015 jaguar F-type. Would love to see Tesla get a hold of Wayne Burgess to pen one of these with a battery pack underneath. I think Jaguar got everything right with the design of this one.

I heard on the news today that Ford is recalling the Escape SUV to fix oil leaks that can cause fires: Fuel, oil leak fire risk leads to Ford Escape recall affecting more than 160,000 SUVs - NY Daily News http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-autos-ford-recall-idUSBRE9AP0ST20131126...

Just saw a patient in the ICU this afternoon. Involved in motor vehicle accident with rollover. Car caught fire and occupant trapped. 89% total body surface burns on a ventilator. He wasn't in a Tesla. Glad I am in mine...

hah.... Feds tighten crash test advertising rules - Businessweek

Hyundai to market hydrogen vehicle next year - Yahoo News Another compliance car?

I'm not super-confident a thread like this can stay on track, but I'll try anyway. I think it's worthwhile for us to make a link bucket for vehicle safety data for referencing in other threads. @Mods - Feel free to make post #2 a wiki if you prefer. Here are some to start us off...

Yesterday I saw a car on the left shoulder of the 101 near Palo Alto. Huge flames, towering column of smoke. The car was alone, it hadn't collided with another car, and the front was undamaged. It was a Lotus Esprit. I keep waiting for the news story about how unsafe gasoline powered cars...

VW is now reportedly r3calling* 2. M millions cars. BBC News - Volkswagen recalls 2.6 million cars Don't see it affecting their share prices too much. VOLKSWAGEN Share Price | VOW.DE- Yahoo! UK Ireland Finance Poor Tesla, we're under the electron microscope. * Please note the use of...

BBC - Autos - Web service goes where car shoppers dread to tread Not direct sales a la Tesla but, a better "middleman" to work with when buying a new car...

According to Passenger vehicles in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia there are 254,212,610 million passenger vehicles in the US. From 2009 statistics: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Fatalities - The 2012 Statistical Abstract - U.S. Census Bureau 9,534,443 vehicles were...

Back two weeks ago, when Elon was talking to a crowd at West London's Sheperd's Bush Westfield (UK) shopping center at the newly opened TESLA store, he mentioned about Hyperloop information. Specifically, he was meeting with a guy in two weeks (now, if literal) who might be the person he...

Link: http://www.industrytap.com/thorium-fueled-automobile-engine-needs-refueling-once-a-century/15649

I was thinking about the TX dealer laws and what residents in TX need to go through in order to buy a Tesla, and that got me thinking about the financial model for an auto dealer. Specifically, if an exclusive dealer could survive. The dealer would need to be exclusive to TM or there would be...

Gas-pumping robots might soon fill 'er up - MSN Autos yay!! hahahaha. wow. What a waste of time and money.

I'm so sick and tired of seeing them for the new diesel fuel cars, but I really can't stand this one: No, no it's not the future.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-16/u-s-auto-dealers-fear-chinese-carmakers-following-tesla-model.html good :) can't stand the dealership franchise system. I hope it collapses and we no longer have to deal with the corrupt auto dealer franchise system and service models.

I received an invitation to bring the Roadster to the Bristol Speedway Charities. There were many high dollar cars there with several Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, Lotus, Austin Martin and even a few Bentley's for test drives. I almost felt under dressed in my 1.5. I received a lot of positive...

this is basically a copy of the post i put up on luxury4play. anyways on sunday there was an event in new canaan ct (my town) and alot of insane cars showed up, there was a p85 and maybe some TMC members, anyways heres the post: so i had the pleasure of spending the morning with some very nice...

I just went from driving a ford Expedition (I know) to a ford escape hybrid .... it more than doubled my gas mileage and still can do most of what I need it too. My next car will be a used Model X or a new Model E depending on a number of factors.